IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION NO.57139 OF 2026
IN
PETITION FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL (C) No. 18392/2025
AVIJIT KUNDU APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
ARCHITA CHAKRABORTY KUNDU RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
1. Leave granted.
2. Learned counsel for the parties have submitted that all
the disputes and differences between the parties have been
amicably resolved.
3. We place on record with appreciation, the efforts put in
by Ms. Geeta Luthra, learned senior counsel, who was
requested by this Court to intervene and make the parties
understand the advantages and benefits of mutual amicable
resolution of all their disputes. We must also place on
record our appreciation for the efforts put in by learned
counsel for the parties. The Memorandum of Understanding
dated 18th February, 2026 is taken on record.
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4. The appellant-husband shall pay to the respondent-wife a
cumulative amount of Rs. 40,00,000/- (Rupees Forty Lakhs
only) as Settlement Amount, as per the Schedule mentioned in
the Memorandum of Understanding dated 18th February, 2026.
5. Out of the said Settlement Amount, an amount of
Rs.7,00,000/- (Rupees Seven Lakhs only) shall be deposited in
an interest-bearing fixed deposit in the name of the parties'
daughter Ms. Aishani Kundu.
6. In addition to the Settlement Amount, the appellant-
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